Hardik Pandya’s Casual Run Out That Ruined India’s Party To Take A Lead Over South Africa, Is Now A Meme

During the second Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park, Indian captain Virat Kohli led by example with his batting as India stayed in contention. Kohli led India’s fightback with a brilliant 153 but the visitors were bowled out for 307, handing South Africa a vital lead of 28 runs on day 3 of the Centurion Test.

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Kohli was well backed up by Ravichandran Ashwin who hit an impressive 38; however, India were left fuming at Hardik Pandya’s dismissal who casually did not ground his bat. The wicket came as a huge blow for the visitors given that Pandya and Kohli had added 45 runs for the sixth-wicket stand when the incident happened.

Pandya throwing away his wicket like that in times other batsmen are finding it tough to stay on the crease, irked many Indian fans. In what appeared to be a casual walk, he was seen dragging the bat back to his crease after being said no for a run by his non-striking partner Kohli.

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In the commentary box too, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar along with Sanjay Manjrekar, lashed out at the talented all-rounder for being dismissed in such a poor manner. While Manjrekar branded Pandya’s attitude as “arrogant,” Gavaskar said: “Casual. No not just casual, that is unforgivable.” They also gave the example of Sachin Tendulkar, whose confidence never translated to arrogance throughout his long and illustrious career.

This is what you call digging your own grave. When you play just 5 specialist batsmen & Rohit Sharma one of them. You also drop Bhuvi who can bat; drop Rahane who has sound technique in these conditions.